Goal: To have the student develop a love for reading fine literature and to write with conviction while using a clear and pleasing writing style.

Recommended Grade Level: This course is recommended for 10th through 12th graders.

Objectives:
1. The student will be acquainted with some of the major authors and poets of Great Britain.
2. The student will read examples from different philosophical schools.
3. The student will read from the genres and various forms of poetry, drama, novels, and essays.
4. The student will learn 15 - 20 vocabulary words a week.
5. The student will learn important terms concerning literary criticism.
6. The student will learn the form for critical writing using acceptable grammar.
7. The student will develop a pleasing writing style.
8. The student will write and re-write eight (8) argumentative papers.
9. The student will evaluate the literature by applying a Biblical worldview and will interpret the literature solely on the integrity of the text alone.

Week 1--Idylls of the King
Week 2--Idylls of the King
Week 3--Idylls of the King
Week 4--Idylls of the King
Week 5--Beowulf
Week 6--Beowulf
Week 7--Selected Poems of Alexander Pope
Week 8--Selected Poems of Alexander Pope
Week 9--Selected Poems of William Wordsworth
Week 10--Selected Poems of William Wordsworth
Week 11--Macbeth
Week 12--Macbeth
Week 13--Merchant of Venice
Week 14--Merchant of Venice
Week 15--Midsummer Night's Dream
Week 16--Midsummer Night's Dream
Week 17--Importance of Being Earnest
Week 18--Importance of Being Earnest
Week 19--Frankenstein
Week 20--Frankenstein
Week 21--Frankenstein
Week 22--A Tale of Two Cities
Week 23--A Tale of Two Cities
Week 24--A Tale of Two Cities
Week 25--A Tale of Two Cities
Week 26--Pride and Prejudice
Week 27--Pride and Prejudice
Week 28--Pride and Prejudice
Week 29--Vicar of Wakefield
Week 30--Vicar of Wakefield
Week 31--Vicar of Wakefield
Week 32--Silas Marner
Week 33--Silas Marner
Week 34--Silas Marner
Week 35--"Why I Am Not a Christian"
Week 36--"Why I Am Not a Christian"